Sarah M. Allen
Trustee at Rice, Heard & Bigelow, Inc.
- Role
- Shareholder & Director at Rice, Heard & Bigelow, Inc
- Location
- Boston, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sarah M. Allen
Sarah became a shareholder and Director of Rice, Heard & Bigelow, Inc. in 2014. At RHB, Sarah serves as a professional trustee for individuals, families and charitable foundations. Prior to joining the firm, she was a partner in the Boston law firm of Pabian & Russell, LLC. At Pabian & Russell, Sarah served as co-manager of the firm’s estate planning and administration department. Her legal practice was concentrated in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration and probate litigation. Sarah graduated with a Bachelor of Science summa cum laude from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in earned a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 2004 and received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from Boston University School of Law in 2014. In 2020, Sarah was awarded the Accredited Estate Planning (AEP) designation. In 2014, Sarah was named Up & Coming Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and the Massachusetts Bar Association. Sarah was also named to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers list appearing in New England Super Lawyers Magazine and Boston Magazine from 2014 through 2024. In 2009, 2011 and 2012, Sarah was named to the Massachusetts Rising Stars list in the same magazines. She regularly serves as a lecturer for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education and Boston Bar Association on various estate planning, trust administration and elder law topics. Sarah is a Past President of the Boston Estate Planning Council (BEPC) and past Chair of the Professional Advisors Council (PAC) for the Boston Foundation. Sarah is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Boston Bar Association, the Fiduciary Inn of Courts and the Trusts & Estates Consortium.
Experience
Shareholder & Director
Sep 2014 — Present · Boston, MA, US
Education
Boston University School of Law
LLM, Taxation
2011 — 2014
Syracuse University
BS, Broadcast Journalism & Political Science
1997 — 2000
Boston University School of Law
JD, Law
2001 — 2004
Skills
- Legal Writing
- Special Needs Planning
- Estate Tax Planning
- Legal Research
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Elder Law
- Probate
- Fiduciary
- Estate Planning
- Trusts
- Special Education
- Wills
- Estate Law
- Guardianship
- Conservatorships
- Estate Administration
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